arrange

(bundle of sticks) + (director) + (correct)
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16 strokes

Onyomi

SEI

Mnemonic

When the DIRECTOR SAYS, you gotta arrange these sticks into a bundle, you do it, no questions asked, because she's always CORRECT.

Kunyomi

( ) ととの*える to arrange or prepare - usually used with "prepare a hairstyle", or "clean up a sentence on a re-write of a paper", and not used anywhere else. Sometimes books will refer to someone who is pretty as having a 整った顔 (totono-ta kao) (literally: a well-arranged face!)
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( ) ととの*う something is arranged in a certain formation.
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Jukugo

整理(せいり) する

arrange ★★★☆☆
(arrange) + (reason) = 整理 (arrange)

arrange things, like arranging papers alphabetically, or arranging books by topic.

整形(せいけい)

plastic surgery ★☆☆☆☆
(arrange) + (form) = 整形 (plastic surgery)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
arrange BUNDLE
tear up SWORD

You arrange sticks in a BUNDLE,
but you tear up shit with your SWORD.

Synonyms

organize
片付ける    整理    配列    整える